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Category Archives: Clan Crest & Coats of Arm
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Clan Campbell People Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836-1908) The Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1905-1908 was born in Glasgow with a future Lord Provost as a father. To inherit the fortune of a deceased uncle he hyphenated his father’s Campbell with his mother’s name Bannerman. He studied in Glasgow and Cambridge before becoming the liberal […]
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MacIntyre Clan Crest: Crest Description: A dexter hand holding a dagger in pale, Proper MacIntyre Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat […]
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Russell Clan Crest Crest Description: A goat Passant, holding in the month a thistle, Proper. Russell Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family […]
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Clan MacLeod People Roderick MacLeod (d.1626) Known as Ruaraidh Mor, he was the 15th clan chief and an important cultural figure of his day. He is the subject of the famous “Rory Mor’s Lament”, composed by Patrick Mor MacCrimmon. Norman MacLeod (b.1780) A mesmeric preacher, he established religious communities in Nova Scotia, Australia and New […]
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Troup Places: (site of) Castle Troup, Aberdeenshire. Destroyed by Robert the Bruce in 1307/8 Troup People Sir George Alexander Troup (1863 -1941) George Troup was a New Zealand architect, engineer and statesman. Born in London to Scottish parents, they moved back to Edinburgh shortly after his birth. Troup was educated at Robert Gordon’s College in […]
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McGeachie Clan Crest Crest Description: A leopard Sejant Rampant Proper grasping with the fore paws a weaver’s Ell Measure Sable McGeachie Coats of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no […]
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Clan Henderson People Thomas Henderson (1798-1844) Born and educated in Dundee, Henderson’s interest in astronomy pushed aside his training as a legal secretary. Despite eyesight and health problems he excelled at astronomy and became Director of the Observatory of the Cape of Good Hope. His greatest contribution to science was his successful computation of the […]
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Grierson Clan Crest Crest Description: A fetterlock, Argent Grierson Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms represented below […]
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Clan Agnew People Sir Crispin Hamlyn Agnew of Lochnaw, 11th Baronet QC (Born 1944) Advocate, officer of arms, and former explorer. He is a Queen’s Counsel at the Scottish Bar and is also Chief of the Name and Arms of Agnew. The Baronetcy that he claims dates back to 1629 in the Baronetage of England, […]